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WILLIAM MYRON BROOKS was born at Laporte, Ohio, March 5, 1835, and died in Los Angeles, California, November 22, 1924. His parents were Samuel and Sophia (Johnson) Brooks. He was graduated from Oberlin College with the degree of A. B. in 1857, and of A. M. in 1861, and in 1893 his Alma Mater gave him the degree of D. D. He removed to Tabor, Iowa, in 1857 and became principal of Tabor Literary Institute, and held that position until 1866. He was also county superintendent of schools of Fremont County from 1860 to 1865. In 1866 when the institute was changed to Tabor College, Mr. Brooks became its first president, serving until 1896. In 1875 he was elected representative and served in the Sixteenth General Assembly, and in 1876 he was chosen as a presidential elector on the Hayes ticket. He was president of the Iowa State Teachers’ Association in 1886, was twice moderator of the Iowa Congregational Association, and was president of the Tabor and Northern Railroad from 1891 to 1898, when the road belonged to the college. Soon after relinquishing the presidency of Tabor College he removed to Los Angeles. He was the author of “The Story of Tabor College,” “Glimpses of Four Score Years,” and other publications.